WKU News

Dec 7th, 2018

Dr. Tim Frandy, assistant professor of folklore, recently co-organized a public and applied folklore conference entitled "Folklore and the Wisconsin Idea." It featured the many ways folklorists collaborate with community partners across the US.

Dec 7th, 2018

The WKU Board of Regents will hold its fourth quarterly meeting on Dec. 14. The meeting begins at noon in the Martin Regents Room of Jody Richards Hall.

Dec 7th, 2018

Christmas gifts, graduation gifts, even items commemorating the 100th year of WKU football and basketball—there are lots of reasons to visit the WKU Store. WKU's Amy Bingham has more in this week’s View from the Hill.

Dec 7th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 7, 2018 -- WKU Police Department presents Face of a Scholar scholarship; VeoRide bikes arrive on campus; plus news from Parking & Transportation, WKU Sports, WKU Alumni, WKU Admissions and more.

Dec 7th, 2018

On Thursday (Dec. 6), the WKU Police Department presented its first Face of a Scholar scholarship to Darren Griggs of Louisville.

Dec 6th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 6, 2018 -- Finals Week parking and transit reminder; Hilltopper Basketball falls at Missouri State; WKU Soccer adds 4 more signees; plus news from WKU Football, WKU Admissions, WKU Alumni and more.

Dec 5th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 5, 2018 -- 3 students awarded Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants; WKU Week in Photos; plus news from WKU Sports, WKU Alumni, WKU Admissions and more.

Dec 4th, 2018

Three WKU students recently were awarded study abroad grants worth $1,000 each from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Dec 4th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 4, 2018 -- #GivingTuesday gifts up 22%; Roberts, Inman win Legacy Book Award; WKU to recognize graduates in ceremonies Dec. 15; plus news from Parking & Transportation, DELO, WKU Sports, Admissions, Alumni and more.

Dec 3rd, 2018

WKU’s five academic colleges will recognize more than 1,400 fall graduates in ceremonies on Dec. 15 at Diddle Arena.

Dec 3rd, 2018

Dr. Julia Link Roberts and Dr. Tracy Inman of The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University, as well as Dr. Jennifer Robins of Baylor University, have won the 2018 Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT) Legacy Book Award in t

Dec 3rd, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 3, 2018 -- WKU student Deven Richardson selected as Rangel Fellow; plus news from WKU Sports, WKU Alumni, WKU Admissions and more.

Nov 30th, 2018

Deven Richardson of Bowling Green has been selected as a 2019 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellow. He will receive $37,500 annually for a two-year graduate degree and paid internships in the U.S. Congress and embassies abroad

Nov 30th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for November 30, 2018 -- Gatton Academy graduate, WKU Biology professor publish analysis of hybrid bacteriophage genome; View from the Hill on School of Nursing; plus news from WKU Sports, Alumni, Admissions and more.

Nov 29th, 2018

With an aging population of baby boomers and a soon to be retiring workforce of nurses, there’s a critical shortage of RN’s in the United States. WKU's Amy Bingham has more on how WKU’s School of Nursing is helping fill that need in the View from the Hill

Nov 29th, 2018

Dr. Rodney King, professor in the WKU Biology Department, and Gatton Academy graduate Meghan Perez recently published the sequence and bioinformatic analysis of a hybrid bacteriophage genome.

Nov 29th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for November 29, 2018 -- MOVE software donated to Geography and Geology; Scholar of the Week recipients honored; Math Symposium has record attendance; plus news from WKU Sports, WKU Alumni, WKU Admissions and more.

Nov 28th, 2018

The Mahurin Honors College at WKU and WBKO-TV hosted a reception on Nov. 27 to honor the 2018-2019 Scholar of the Week recipients.

Nov 28th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for November 28, 2018 -- Tyson Helton named WKU Football coach; 41 inducted into Alpha Epsilon Delta honor society; View from the Hill; plus news from Kentucky Museum, English, WKU Libraries, Admissions, Alumni and more.

Nov 27th, 2018

WKU’s chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) inducted 41 new members – the largest number in the chapter’s history -- in a ceremony on Nov. 19.